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Octavia E. Butler
“How in the world can anyone get married and make babies with things the way they are now?”
Octavia E. Butler, Parable of the Sower

Charlotte Perkins Gilman
“I think sometimes that if only I were well enough to write a little it would relieve the press of ideas and rest me.
But I find that I get pretty tired when I try.”
Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, The Yellow Wallpaper & Other Thirteen Short Stories

“The illusion of strength has been and continues to be of major significance to me as a black woman. The one myth that I have had to endure my entire life is that of my supposed birthright to strength. Black women are supposed to be strong – caretakers, nurtures, healers of other people – any of the twelve dozen variations of Mammy. Emotional hardship is supposed to be built into the structure of our lives. It went along with the territory of being both black and female in a society that completely undervalues the lives of black people and regards all women as second-class citizens. It seemed that suffering, for a black woman, was part of the package.

Or so I thought.”
Meri Nana-Ama Danquah, Willow Weep for Me: A Black Woman's Journey Through Depression

“From the beginning, our relationship was formula for disaster. Depressed people often attract unhealthy relationships and inadvertently subject themselves and their already battered self-image, to additional abuse… You feel as if you are worthless so you attach yourself to someone who you think will give your life some meaning, be a safe harbor for your souls. But only you can protect what’s inside.”
Meri Nana-Ama Danquah, Willow Weep for Me: A Black Woman's Journey Through Depression

“Why do you give people so much power over you? That M.D. behind his name just means that he’s trained to facilitate your healing. You’re the one who’s actually got to make it happen. Therapy doesn’t work unless you know what you want out of it. You’re the one who has the power to change things.”
Meri Nana-Ama Danquah, Willow Weep for Me: A Black Woman's Journey Through Depression

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